Which sport has the most rules? (2024)

extremists wrote:

I cannot believe the level of specificity of some of those biathlon rules, such as the Balkans Rule: "member nations of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) shall obtain prior clearance via CITO/IOTC application for proposed member nation participants, excepting therefrom participation thereof in any OG by an athlete with papers indicating membership in such organizations as the Yugoslav People's Army, Slovenian Territorial Defence, Beli Orlovi, Srpski Cetnicki Pokret, Army of Serb Krajina, Bosnian Serb Army, Army of Republika Srpska, and any and all such paramilitary forces not inasmuch named hereto, until such time that any such participant . . . " blah blah blah.

I would not consider that a rule as in what governs what happens on the field of play.

Decathlon is logical since it has the rules for 10 sports plus rules that govern the overall competition.